Robert Ryland

Robert Ryland (March 4, 1805 - April 23, 1899) was the first president of Richmond College (now the University of Richmond), serving from 1841 to 1866. Prior to the establishment of the college, he had served as the first and only superintendent of its predecessor institution, the Virginia Baptist Seminary, since 1832. [http://urhistory.richmond.edu/people/Ryland.html History of the University of Richmond: People: Rev. Robert Ryland] ]

Ryland Hall on the University of Richmond's campus is named in honor of both Robert Ryland and his nephew, Charles H. Ryland. [http://urhistory.richmond.edu/architecture/ryland.html History of the University of Richmond: Architecture: Ryland Hall] ]

Education

Ryland received both bachelor's (1826) and master's (1829) from Columbian College (now The George Washington University).

Professional life

From 1841 to 1865, concurrent with his term as president of Richmond College, Ryland served as pastor of First African Church in Richmond.cite news
last = Troubetzkoy
first = Ulrich
title =Ryland Street Bears Name Of First Head of College
publisher =Richmond Times-Dispatch
date =May 4, 1952
url =http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/RYLAND/2000-11/0973577351
format =Reprint
accessdate =2008-03-26] In 1868, Ryland became president of Shelbyville Female College in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He subsequently also served as president of female colleges in New Castle and Lexington, Kentucky. From 1893 until 1897, he served as chaplain of the Southwest Virginia Institute in Bristol, Virginia.

References

External links

* [http://urhistory.richmond.edu/people/Ryland.html History of the University of Richmond: People: Rev. Robert Ryland]